National wagering handle declined in 2024
National wagering handle declined by nearly four percent in 2023 versus the prior year, and the number of races conducted was down five percent.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 5, 2024 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, National news | 0 |
National wagering handle declined by nearly four percent in 2023 versus the prior year, and the number of races conducted was down five percent.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 10, 2023 | Breaking, Business, National news | 2 |
National wagering handle continued its downward trend in October and is down nearly five percent year-over-year.
Read Moreby The Biz | Jan 5, 2022 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
Wagering handle in North America jumped more than 10% in 2021 to its highest level in over a decade, even as races and field size both declined.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 4, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Buoyed by more than $10 million in purses, Colonial Downs set its all-time handle record at the just-completed meet, with daily average betting of over $2.2 million.
Read Moreby The Biz | Jan 5, 2021 | Breaking, Business, National news, Top Stories | 0 |
Though the pandemic led to many fewer racedays in 2020 than in 2019, national wagering handle held steady – though what that means is open to debate.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 2, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell in October versus the same month in 2016, though the daily average per track rose by 5 percent.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 8, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Mid-Atlantic handle was up solidly in July versus July 2016, with Charles Town, Delaware, Laurel, and Parx all showing gains.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 1, 2017 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 1 |
Charles Town in April recorded the highest per-race wagering in its 84-year history.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 6, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Mid-Atlantic handle rose in March versus the prior month, though the average was essentially flat.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 7, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
February’s Midlantic average handle was basically flat versus the prior month; Laurel Park led with an average over $2.1 million, while Parx’s increase of 9 percent was tops.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 8, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
January’s average handle in the mid-Atlantic region was basically flat versus December’s number, though all four operating tracks topped $1 million in average betting.
Read Moreby TK Kuegler | Jan 23, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Opinion, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
In the final installment of his series, venture capitalist TK Kuegler says that racing must embrace, rather than snicker at, a new approach to the business.
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